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The Organizer's Manual
O.M. Collective
Publisher: Bantam Books, New York, USAYear Published: 1971 Pages: 368pp Resource Type: Book Cx Number: CX6691 Practical suggestions for small-group and grassroots organizing, political self-e4ducation, mass education and communications, alternate community services, mass actions, legal and medical self-defense. Strategies for organizing high schools, universities, racial groups, women, the military, labor, the professions. Abstract: - Table of Contents Preface Foreword Part A - Principles I. Organizing 1. Small-group Organizing 2. Grass-Roots Organizing 3. Fund raising II. Self-Education 1. Introduction 2. Teach-ins 3. Workshops and Study Groups 4. Power Structure Research III. Mass Education and Communication 1. Introduction: Reaching People 2. Publications i. Leaflets ii. Newsletters iii. Newspapers iv. Posters v. Mechanics 3. Canvassing 4. Information Centers 5. Speakers' Bureaus 6. Using the Mail 7. Mobile Units 8. Coffeehouses 9. Films 10. Guerilla Theater 11. Zaps IV. Alternative Structures 1. Introduction: Vocations for Social Change 2. Medical Clinics 3. Youth Services i. Drug Counseling ii. Trouble Pads 4. Storefront Learning Centers 5. Tenants' Unions 6. Organizing Economic Alternatives 7. Altering the Environment V. Taking Action 1. Strategy and Tactics 2. Some Actions i. Marches and Rallies ii. Pickets iii. Sit-Ins iv. Student Strikes v. Harassments vi. Symbolic Actions vii. Boycotts viii. Tax Resistance VI. Defense 1. Legal Protection 2. Medical Aid 3. Group Security and Self-Defence VII. Using Establishment Structures 1. Cautionary Introduction 2. The Mass Media 3. Political Structures i. Campaigns ii. Voter Registration iii. Letter Campaigns iv. Referenda v. Lobbying Part B - Constituencies I. High Schools II. Universities III. Ethnic and Racial Groups a. Blacks b. Mexican Americans c. Puerto Ricans d. American Indians IV. Women V. The Military a. The Draft b. Gis c. Veterans VI. Labor VII. Professionals a. Public-School Teachers b. Lawyers c. Scientists and Engineers d. Health Professionals VIII. Other Groups a. Organizing Your Family b. The Elderly c. Welfare Recipients d. Religious Institutions Thoughts for a New Printing: Prisons Bibliography-Directory Subject Headings |